Apr 22, 2017 | News, Vegetables
Pennypack Farm & Education Center Wednesday, April 26, 3 pm-6 pm During this afternoon, the farmers at Pennypack will be giving a tour of their farm’s propagation operation, including their greenhouses and crop planning process in preparation for their...
Apr 21, 2017 | Vegetables
Dow Chemical is pushing the Trump administration to scrap the findings of federal scientists who point to a family of widely used pesticides as harmful to about 1,800 critically threatened or endangered species. Lawyers representing Dow, whose CEO also heads a White...
Apr 21, 2017 | Vegetables
All living things – from bacteria and fungi to plants and animals – need phosphorus. But extra phosphorus in the wrong place can harm the environment. For example, when too much phosphorus enters a lake or stream, it can lead to excessive weed growth and algal blooms....
Apr 15, 2017 | News, Vegetables
This eight-session course will cover the basics of soil science (including soil fertility and soil health), propagation methods, seedling and transplanting management, the basics of plant disease, how to develop an integrated pest management plan, an overview of...
Apr 15, 2017 | Vegetables
UC Agricultural Issues Center has released an updated study on the costs and returns of producing transplanted processing tomatoes under subsurface drip irrigation in the Sacramento Valley and northern Delta region. The analysis is based upon a hypothetical...
Apr 15, 2017 | Berry, Potato, Vegetables
Each year, fungal infections destroy at least 125 million tons of the world’s five most important crops -rice, wheat, maize, soybeans and potatoes- a quantity that could feed 600 million people. Fungi are not only a problem in the field, but also produce large losses...
